scope:

The present document is part of an Integration Reference Point (IRP) named "UTRAN Network Resources IRP", through which an "IRPAgent" (typically an Element Manager or Network Element) can communicate Configuration Management information to one or several "IRPManagers" (typically Network Managers) concerning UTRAN resources. The "UTRAN Network Resources IRP" comprises a set of specifications defining Requirements, a protocol neutral Network Resource Model (NRM) and corresponding Solution Set(s).

The present document specifies the protocol neutral UTRAN Network Resources IRP: Network Resource Model. It reuses relevant parts of the generic NRM in TS 32.622 [16], either by direct reuse or sub-classing, and in addition to that defines UTRAN specific Information Object Classes.

The Configuration Management (CM) area is very large. The intention is to split the specification of the related interfaces in several IRPs - as described in the Introduction clause above. An important aspect of such a split is that the Network Resource Models (NRMs) defined in different IRPs containing NRMs are consistent, and that NRMs supported by an IRPAgent implementation can be accessed as one coherent model through one IRP Information Service (IS).

To summarize, the present document has the following main purpose:

to define the applied UTRAN specific NRM, based on the generic NRM in 3GPP TS 32.622 [16].

In order to access the information defined by this NRM, an IRP IS is needed, such as the Basic CM IRP IS (3GPP TS 32.602 [17]) or the Bulk CM IRP IS (3GPP TS 32.612 [18]). However, which IS that is applicable is outside the scope of the present document.

The present document (NRM specification) is related to the IS in 3GPP TS 32.672 [8].